Lady&#39;s undergarment



Jan. 8,1935. GOODMAN LADYS UNDERGARMENT Original Filed Jan. 18. 1935 INVENTOR [M/Z. y GOOD/14AM Y I i ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 8, 1935 PATENT? OFFICE dergarmentin its entirety which in the'drawing This invention. relates to improvements in ladies undergarments for the purpose set forth in'my'co-pending U. S. patent application, Serial No. 652,287, filed January 18, 1933, of which this .5 constitutes adivisional application thereof.

.Dne of thet'objects of-the'invention resides. in a ladys undergarment oi the pantee or stepin type which is constructed in a manner to withstand the stnains to which it may be subjected when combined withasanitary pad supporting Another. feature of the invention is to provide a iadys-undergarment having legportions split at the sides to enable the wearer to reach within the garment and adjust a sanitary napkin which is adaptedto be supported therein.

A further object of the invention isthe provision of a garment havingagusset extending upwardly at the rear from the crotch portion to providea fullness suiiicient to compensate for the supporting and wearing of a sanitary napkin 'therebeneath and to eliminate revealing lines I on the outside of close fitting. outer garments. 4

A still further object is to provide a garment adapted "to be supported from the'waist of a wearer and which is buttonable at one side of the.

waist encircling portion, the said waist encircling portion having an elastic insert therein to enable the expansion of the waist encircling por- 'tion when buttoned to assure a positive support oft-he garment when'in' worn position without discomfort. I With these and other'objects in'.view, the invention resides inthe certain novel constructi'on, combination and arrangement of partsthe essen tial features of which are hereinafter fullydescribed, are particularly pointed out in theappended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which: v Figure 1 is a. front elevational view of, mysan'i tary undergarment- Figure 2 is a rear Figure-3 is a vertical transverse sectional view therethrough' showing the outline of a womans body and a sanitary napkin in dot and dash lines. Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view looking toward the front of the garment.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 but look- I ing toward the rear of the garment.

Figure 6 is a plan view of two pieces of material which form one half of the garment and illustrating the manner in which they are brought together for stitching.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, the numeral 10 designates my improved unelevational view or the same'.

is shown as being ofthe panty or step-in type,

although other styles of undergarment wornto cover the lower portion of the body and upper thighs of a wearer may be used conjunction with theinvention nowto'be explained. The

garment l0 comprisesa pair of front. sections 1'l "'11 stitched together at their meeting edges as defined by the searn'12' The frontisections 11-11 are provided with extension portions 'l'3'13 stitched together to form a seam '14. The

extension portions "13- 13 are lcoped t'o ,form a crotch portion 15 and the saidextensions are stitched to the spacediaidjacentedges of a pair of rear or back sections-le it at the seams' I i-4'7. *The front andrearsections 11 and i6 are stitched togetherat their' outer side edges at the reenforcing seams 18, while a placketextends inwardly from the'top' edge ofthe garment at the "left side and is closed by 'a hook and eye at connection 19.x 4

The rearwardiyextending portions13-13. terminateadjacent the top edge of the garment and interposed between the spaced rear sections 1 6516 atthe waist bandare elastic 'st'raps'or insertsflu-i 'lhe expansion of these elastic inserts is limitedby a flexible noh ela'stic tape 21' stitched to the adjacent edges of the: sections 16-16 and .whichmtape is normallytprovided with a slack .to enableexpansion :or stretching of the garment at. the waistportion but which serves torestrict or iimit such expansion- .1

In .Figureufi of the drawing I haveillustrated the manner in which the sections 11' and 16 are :broughttogetherffor stitchin'gjancl whichform one-half-ofthe finished-garment; It will be seen that the outer side-edge :13? of the extension 13. is; placed against. the inner side edgelfie the beveiledend edge 13 being disposed below the top edge-16 of the :section '16.; B stitching these edges, the seam 17 'is formed. The frontzsection llzis then folded over the section l61to1bring'the section 16 and which edges are stitched to form the seam 18. The edges 11 and 16 coact to form the edges of the leg openings 22. When the two sets of front and rear sections are so connected and joined, a space is'left at the top of the' ported from the wearers waist. The garment may be donned or removed by the opening of the.

of thetapes 25 terminate at the seams 17 as best.

seen in Figure 5 of the drawing. Secured at the lower end of the sets of tapes 25 and 26 are "sets 7 of upwardly converging elastic straps .26Land to which fabric tabs 27 are connectedy the saidltabs having openings or holes 28 provided therein.

Thus it will be seen that attaching tabs 2'] are provided within the garment at the "front and .rearthereof to which a sanitary napkin such as shown in dotted lines in Figure 3 of the drawing :at.;29, maybe pinned or if desired the ends of the napkinmay be inserted through theopenings 28jand tied.-

When forming the gusset consisting the extension portions 13, the sameis so constructed as to produce a fullness sufficient to compensate for the rear attaching tab 27 so that when the garment is in, a worm position upon a wearer, the impression of the tab or connection of the sanitary napkin will not bevisiblefrom the outside of the garment,"

For the convenienceof adjusting thenapkin 29, the sides of the garment-are provided with slits or openings 29'- whereby the wearer may reach into the garment without.,lowering or removing the same.

When asanitary napkinis inposition'and the garment is'upon' a wearer, the wearer is assured of free body movements, and any strains or pull due to such movements upon the tabs27 is compensated for by reason of theelastic straps 26.

The garment is also relieved of the strain of pull due to the fact that the reenforcing strips 24 and 25;extend to the reenforced hip. portionof the garment. and thepull is upon the hips of the wearer rather than upon the waist portion of the garment. Thus the body movements will not tend to cause the garment to work downward upon the bodyof the wearer. After the garment is once adjusted together with the sanitary napkin supported thereby, the same will remain in such adjusted position. The diagonal strips 24'and 25 serve to reinforce the front and backof the garment to' prevent tearing thereof under normalconditions, that is,

when the garment is worn without the napkin,

and any pull thereon by reason of the body movements of the wearer is transmitted to the hip portions.- Y 1 Wherein I-haVe shown and described "what I deem to be the most desirable embodiment of my of the notch.

invention, I wish it to be understood that such changes as comewithin the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to if desired.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A ladys undergarment for covering the lower body and thighs of the wearer, comprising a pair of leg portions, each of saidlleg portionsfincluding a back section and a front section,the front section having an extension with the outer edge thereof in continuation with the bottom edge of the front section, said outer edge of the extension being attached to, the inner edge of the back section, the front section being folded at its junction withthe extension and stitched to the outer edge of'the back section to forma side seam, and the meeting inner edges of the said extensions, and the outer edgesof the extensions and the adjacent edges of the back sections being respectively stitched together to form a completedgarment.v 1

2. A lady's underga'rment for covering thelower body portion and thighs of a wearer comprising a of spaced apart back sections and a pairof front sections, each of said front sectionsincludingan extension having one of its edges in continuation with the bottom edge of "its associated front section, said edges. of the extensions being secured to the respective back. sections, and said extensions being also attached to .each other to form a filler for the space between the back sections, the portions of the. front. sections remote from the extensions being foldedxat the junction of the extensions to form the crotch of thegarment, the adjacent edges of the front sections being secured together toclose the front of the gar,-

ment, and another edge of the front sections being secured to the respective back sections to form the hip seams. t.

3. A ladys undergarment for covering the lower body portion and thighsof a: wearer. comprising a pair of spaced apart back sections and a: pair of front sections, each of said front sections including an extension-having one of itsledges in con- .tinuationwith the bottom edge. of its associated .front section, said edges of. the extensions being secured to the respective back sections and said extensions being also attached to each other to' form a filler for the space between the, back sections, the portions of the front sections ,remote from the extensions being foldedat the junction of the extensions to form the crotch of the garment, the adjacent edges .of. the front' sections being secured together to close1the "front-of the garment and another edge. ofthe. front, sections being secured to the respective backsections to form the hip seams, the upper endsfofsaidextensions terminating short; of'the upper edgeaof the garmentto form' a, notch,.a normally slack inelastic member, bridging the side edges of the notch, and an elastic insert connecting-the edges GoonMAn. 

